CVE-2018-4048 (GCVE-0-2018-4048)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-30 16:06 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An exploitable local privilege elevation vulnerability exists in the file system permissions of the `Temp` directory in GOG Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer). An attacker can overwrite executables of the Desktop Galaxy Updater to exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CWE
- Arbitrary Code Execution
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_repor… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talos | GOG Galaxy |
Affected:
Gog Galaxy 1.2.48.36 (Windows 64-bit Installer)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2019-03-26 00:00
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